THE SENATE                           S.R. NO.              51
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                    SENATE  RESOLUTION

  URGING THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON THE
    FUTURE WORKLOAD PLANS FOR PEARL HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD.



 1        WHEREAS, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard is strategically
 2   located in the Pacific Ocean and the Naval Base is in the best
 3   interest of the National Security; and
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 5        WHEREAS, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard is the largest
 6   industrial employer in the State of Hawaii; and
 7   
 8        WHEREAS, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employed 6,900
 9   employees in 1989, and has since experienced a 58% reduction of
10   the workforce, and currently employs 3,200 employees; and
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12        WHEREAS, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard was the Homeport for
13   41 Navy ships and submarines in 1989, and currently is the
14   Homeport for 31 navy ships and submarines; and
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16        WHEREAS, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard provided Navy
17   contract work for 65 to 75 percent of the private ship repair
18   industry in Hawaii; and
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20        WHEREAS, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard spends in excess of
21   $350 million in material purchases, contracts with local
22   businesses, and payroll costs; and
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24        WHEREAS, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard provides for trade
25   and skills training for the youth of Hawaii through the
26   Apprentice program in partnership with the University of
27   Hawaii; and
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29        WHEREAS, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard resolves a quality of
30   life issue for the military by accomplishing the ship repair
31   overhauls and repairs in Hawaii and the Homeport of the Navy
32   ships; and
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34        WHEREAS, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard has the capacity to
35   accomplish more Navy work in Pearl Harbor with the skilled
36   workforce and the availability of the Homeport ships; and
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38        WHEREAS, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard needs to be "right
39   sized" for its current and future workload to allow Pearl
40   Harbor and the Navy to maintain and overhaul ships in Hawaii;

 
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 1   and
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 3        WHEREAS, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard would require the
 4   hiring of 700 to 800 permanent civilian employees over the next
 5   two years to obtain the necessary skilled personnel to execute
 6   the Navy work; and
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 8        WHEREAS, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard has an application
 9   list of 1,000 qualified local applicants seeking employment at
10   Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard; now, therefore,
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12        BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twentieth Legislature
13   of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2000, that this body
14   hereby urges the United States Navy to increase the workload
15   and employment in Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard to utilize the
16   full capacity of the Hawaiian ship repair industry; and
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18        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the United States Navy is
19   requested to brief this body and community business leaders on
20   the future work load plans for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard; and
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22        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
23   Resolution be transmitted to the President and Vice President
24   of the United States, the Hawaii Congressional Delegation, the
25   Governor, and the United States Navy through the chain of
26   command to the Chief of Naval Operations and the Secretary of
27   the Navy.
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